Advanced Modules
This page shows current and upcoming EUCIC Advanced Modules. If you are looking for past EUCIC modules, please click here.
All advanced modules will be rescheduled from 2022-2023.
2023 Münster (Germany)
13-14 March 2023
Making Peace with your Microbial Genomes: Use of Whole Genome Sequencing Data in Clinical Microbiology and Hygiene
The EUCIC advanced module in Münster focuses on the application of modern methods and techniques such as whole genome sequencing (WGS) and real-time PCR assays for infection prevention and control (IPC) efforts. It is a hands-on course with practical sessions, including analysis of real outbreak data inside and outside of a hospital. You will have the opportunity to be taught by top experts and learn how to interpret WGS data for infection control purposes. You will get deeper insights into the requirements to generate WGS data, current analysis tools, and the chances and pitfalls of using WGS for routine surveillance in the hospital.
Join us in Münster and use state-of-the-art technology to improve IPC management!
Module organizers
Alexander Mellmann, Münster, Germany
Nico Mutters, Bonn, Germany
Karola Prior, Münster, Germany
Natalie Effelsberg, Münster, Germany
Module programme
You can check the programme of the module here.
Registration
You can register to the module here.
CME Accreditation
An application has been made to the UEMS EACCME® for CME accreditation of this event.
2023 Lubljana (Slovenia)
7,8,9, June 2023
Antibiotic Therapy and Antimicrobial Stewardship Programmes
This workshop aim:
• To provide participants with the latest update on resistance epidemiology and new insights into the relationship between antimicrobial use and antimicrobial resistance.
• To provide participants with an overview of appropriate antimicrobial therapy regimens for common infectious diseases, including bacterial, viral and fungal infections.
• To provide participants with an overview of interventions to reduce antimicrobial resistance.
• To provide participants with overview of antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASP), their mission and goals as well as role of various stakeholders.
• To discuss multidisciplinary strategies of ASP.
• To provide participants with an insight into the role of information technology in ASP.
• To give the participants the opportunity to discuss limitations of ASP, barriers to implementation in local environment.
Module organizers
Tatjana Lejko Zupanc, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Tadeja Matos, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Mateja Pirš, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Bojana Beovic, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Nuno Rocha-Pereira, Porto, Portugal
Oana Sandulescu, Bucharest, Romania
Registration
Please register for the event here.
Module programme
Details of the agenda are available here.
CME Accreditation
This module will be accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®).
2023 Vienna (Austria)
5-6 October 2023
Infection Prevention and Control
Module Objectives
• Technical Hygiene – methods and assessment & Occupational Health
• To get insight on the relevance of technical equipment of a hospital (air-conditioning etc.) and medical devices for the spread of infection
• To get information about the basic function of technical equipment and medical devices with regard to infection control and reprocessing
• To learn about reprocessing (decontamination, disinfection, sterilization), and the validation of reprocessing including examples from the daily practice and a visit to the central reprocessing unit of a 2000-bed University hospital
• To understand the importance and implications of the construction and construction measures of a healthcare institution
• To get an overview on occupational health and laboratory safety
• To learn about biohazard and waste management in a hospital and other medical environments• To be able to assess the risk of infection and the subsequent measures of infection control in the medical environment
Module organisers
• Elisabeth Presterl, Vienna, Austria
• Magda Diab-Elschahawi, Vienna, Austria
Module programme
Details of the agenda will be available later
Module registration
Register will be available online on the ESCMID website.
CME Accreditation
The organizers of the module will apply for European CME accreditation through EACCME.
2023 Geneva (Switzerland)
2 - 3 November 2023
Implementation in Infection Prevention and Control
This workshop aim:
• To understand organisational culture and context
• To prioritize activities in infection prevention and control
• To learn strategies of implementation research
• To learn practical tools for implementation
There will be the opportunity to visit the infection control programme of the University of Geneva Hospital
Module organisers
Raheelah Ahmad, London, United Kingdom
Carolyn Tarrant, Leicester, United Kingdom
Walter Zingg, Geneva, Switzerland
Module programme
Details of the agenda will be available later
CME Accreditation
This module will be accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®).
2024 Athens (Greece)
24-27 January 2024
This course will be held in English
Laboratory and clinical aspects of the surveillance of healthcare-associated infections: a theoretical and practical approach
Module organizer
European Committee on Infection Control (EUCIC) of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Module coordinators
● Athanasios Tsakris, Athens, Greece
● Achilleas Gikas, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
● Georgia Vrioni, Athens, Greece
Programme objectives
The EUCIC training programme – a pan-European science-based programme for infection prevention and control training – was established in order to train a new generation of infection control specialists linking the best expertise at European level. The module in Athens, Greece, is one of the advanced modules of this programme.
Module objectives
This 4-day module will provide essential information for the trainees:
To appreciate the goals and principles of surveillance and feedback in preventing and controlling healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), antimicrobial use, antimicrobial resistance and outbreaks in hospital settings.
To be introduced to basic methods of data analysis, use of data management resources and fundamental principles of reporting and communicating surveillance data.
To appreciate the aims, objectives and methodology of Point Prevalence Surveys (PPS)
To identify effective ways of comparing surveillance data across institutions/settings and disseminating results to healthcare professionals and policy makers at local, national and European levels.
To enable planning, implementation and conduct of a standardized PPS in its own hospital setting
Moreover the course will be complemented by practical lab demonstrations for learning about different diagnostic techniques for rapid identification of MDR bacteria and fungi in clinical microbiology.
At the end of the module, the participants will have gained valuable knowledge and skills that can be immediately transferred to healthcare facilities and used for the benefit of hospitalized patients
Module Programme
Details of the agenda will be availble later
CME Accreditation
The organizers of the module will apply for European CME accreditation through EACCME.